| January 7, 2026 | Israel: ban on independent entry of foreign journalists into the Gaza Strip, 2023 to 2026 | Israel (RSF 2026 rank: 116th of 180) | Access bans | | Sustained (February 25, 2026) |
| January 29, 2025 | Pakistan amends cybercrime law to create new agency policing 'fake' online content | Pakistan (RSF 2026 rank: 153rd of 180) | Official labels | Shehbaz Sharif | Sustained |
| May 28, 2024 | Georgia enacts 'foreign influence' law requiring media to register as foreign-backed | Georgia (RSF 2026 rank: 135th of 180) | Official labels | Irakli Kobakhidze | Sustained |
| February 22, 2023 | Turkiye: the broadcast regulator fines and suspends channels for earthquake coverage | Türkiye (RSF 2026 rank: 163rd of 180) | Prior restraint | Recep Tayyip Erdoğan | Sustained (February 22, 2023) |
| February 13, 2023 | Cambodia: Prime Minister Hun Sen orders Voice of Democracy's license revoked over one article | Cambodia (RSF 2026 rank: 151st of 180) | Licensing and closure of outlets | Hun Sen | Sustained (February 13, 2023) |
| December 14, 2021 | Vietnam: journalist Pham Doan Trang is sentenced to nine years for anti-state "propaganda" | Viet Nam (RSF rank: not recorded) | Secrets and espionage laws | Nguyen Xuan Phuc | Sustained (December 14, 2021) |
| June 24, 2021 | China (Hong Kong): Apple Daily closes after its assets are frozen under the national security law | Hong Kong (RSF 2026 rank: 140th of 180) | Licensing and closure of outlets | Carrie Lam | Sustained (June 24, 2021) |
| March 8, 2021 | Myanmar junta revokes five outlets' licenses and raids newsrooms after coup | Myanmar (RSF 2026 rank: 166th of 180) | Licensing and closure of outlets | Min Aung Hlaing | Sustained |
| March 18, 2020 | China: press credentials and visas withheld from correspondents at three American newspapers | China (RSF 2026 rank: 178th of 180) | Credential control | Xi Jinping | Sustained (March 3, 2021) |
| March 17, 2020 | China expels American journalists from three major U.S. newspapers | China (RSF 2026 rank: 178th of 180) | Expulsion and visa denial | Xi Jinping | Sustained |
| February 19, 2020 | China: three Wall Street Journal correspondents expelled over an opinion headline | China (RSF 2026 rank: 178th of 180) | Access bans | Xi Jinping | Sustained (February 19, 2020) |
| November 7, 2019 | India: journalist Aatish Taseer's overseas citizenship revoked | India (RSF 2026 rank: 157th of 180) | Expulsion and visa denial | Narendra Modi | Sustained (November 7, 2019) |
| January 17, 2019 | Turkiye: Dutch freelance journalist Ans Boersma deported | Türkiye (RSF 2026 rank: 163rd of 180) | Expulsion and visa denial | Recep Tayyip Erdoğan | Sustained (January 17, 2019) |
| March 21, 2018 | Turkiye: Dogan Holding sells its media outlets to Demiroren | Türkiye (RSF 2026 rank: 163rd of 180) | Funding and ownership pressure | Recep Tayyip Erdoğan | Sustained (March 21, 2018) |
| September 4, 2017 | Cambodia's government forces the closure of The Cambodia Daily with a disputed multimillion-dollar tax bill | Cambodia (RSF 2026 rank: 151st of 180) | Licensing and closure of outlets | Hun Sen | Sustained (September 4, 2017) |
| July 27, 2016 | Turkey closes more than 100 media outlets by decree after a failed coup attempt | Türkiye (RSF 2026 rank: 163rd of 180) | Licensing and closure of outlets | Recep Tayyip Erdoğan | Sustained (December 31, 2016) |
| March 4, 2016 | Turkiye: court installs trustees at Zaman newspaper | Türkiye (RSF 2026 rank: 163rd of 180) | Funding and ownership pressure | Recep Tayyip Erdoğan | Sustained (March 4, 2016) |
| September 2013 | Vietnam: Decree 72 restricts blogs to personal information | Viet Nam (RSF rank: not recorded) | Official labels | Nguyen Tan Dung | Sustained (September 1, 2013) |
| June 14, 1989 | China expels foreign journalists and restricts coverage of the Tiananmen Square protests | China (RSF 2026 rank: 178th of 180) | Expulsion and visa denial | Li Peng | Sustained (January 1, 1990) |